According to a statement by the coastguard, Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 people
including a smuggler involved in organizing a recent crossing that killed 15 migrants after their boat capsized. Earlier this week, a boat said to be bearing some 60 migrants capsized off the coast of the southeastern island of Djerba. The coastguard had given an initial death toll of 12 passengers, all Tunisians and including children and a woman, before later revising it upwards to 15.
Moroccan and Spanish security services have dismantled a ISIS affiliated terrorist cell in the Sahel. The operation, carried out by
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk,
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
Algeria has unveiled the $7 billion Bled El Habda integrated phosphate megaproject in Tebessa province, marking a major milestone in
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